espoentement (s.xii1)
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espoentement (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  *expaventare 3,304a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  espoentement 9,547a TL: espöentement 3,1229 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  épouvantement  TLF:  épouvantement  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
espowentement,  espoventement  

s.

1emotionterror, fright: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  li tuen espowentement conturberent mei (Latin: terrores tui conturbaverunt me)  95.87.17
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Cil ki mal funt a escient Avrunt vil espoventement; Quant n’orent ci de Deu poor, En enfer avrunt desonor  6466
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